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Alliance for Conflict Transformation - US-based.
The Alliance for Conflict Transformation (ACT), Inc. is a non-profit organization, established in February 1999 and dedicated to building peace through innovative research and practice within the U.S. and international communities.
http://conflicttransformation.org
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Amnesty International
Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. AI’s vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards.
http://www.amnesty.org/
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Asian Legal Resource Centre.
The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is an NGO having General Consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. The ALRC was founded in 1986 by a prominent group of jurists and human rights activists in Asia. It is a body committed to the development of legal self-reliance and empowerment of people. It will place particular emphasis in its work on the areas of cultural, social and economic rights and the right of development. ALRC will work closely with and support regional, national, and local groups involved in this field, taking care, at the same time, to protect the autonomy and independence of such groups.
http://www.alrc.net/
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Child trafficking
A Nepal-based internet platform and digital library of experts for: researchers, policy makers, program advisors, anti-trafficking activists and journalists. With more than 1400 research papers and reports on human trafficking – covering more than 130 countries, focusing on South Asia and beyond. Run by Terre des hommes and Ray of Hope.
http://www.childtrafficking.com
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Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers
The Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers works to prevent the recruitment and use of children as soldiers, to secure their demobilisation and to ensure their rehabilitation and reintegration into society.
http://www.child-soldiers.org/
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Human Rights Watch.
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. It stands with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. It investigates and exposes human rights violations and hold abusers accountable. It challenges governments and those who hold power to end abusive practices and respect international human rights law. It enlists the public and the international community to support the cause of human rights for all. Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide.
http://hrw.org/
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Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is the leading international body monitoring conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide. Through its work, the Centre contributes to improving national and international capacities to protect and assist the millions of people around the globe who have been displaced within their own country as a result of conflicts or human rights violations.
http://www.internal-displacement.org/ |
International Center on Nonviolent Conflict.
The International Center on Nonviolent Conflict develops and encourages the use of civilian-based, nonmilitary strategies to establish and defend democracy and human rights worldwide.
http://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/index_HTML.htm |
International Commission of Jurists (ICJ).
The International Commission of Jurists is dedicated to the primacy, coherence and implementation of international law and principles that advance human rights. What distinguishes the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is its impartial, objective and authoritative legal approach to the protection and promotion of human rights through the rule of law. The ICJ provides legal expertise at both the international and national levels to ensure that developments in international law adhere to human rights principles and that international standards are implemented at the national level.
http://www.icj.org/ |
International Crisis Group (ICG).
The International Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organisation, with over 110 staff members on five continents, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict.
http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm? |
International Dalit Solidarity Network.
Formed in March 2000, the International Dalit Solidarity Network (IDSN) is a network of national solidarity networks, groups from affected countries and international organisations concerned about caste discrimination and similar forms of discrimination based on work and descent. IDSN campaigns against caste-based discrimination, as experienced by the dalits of South Asia to the Buraku people of Japan, the sab (low caste) groups of Somalia, the occupational caste people in West Africa and others.
http://www.idsn.org/ |
International Federation of Journalists.
The International Federation of Journalists is the world's largest organisation of journalists. First established in 1926, it was relaunched in 1946 and again, in its present form, in 1952. Today the Federation represents around 500.000 members in more than 100 countries. The IFJ promotes international action to defend press freedom and social justice through strong, free and independent trade unions of journalists. The IFJ does not subscribe to any given political viewpoint, but promotes human rights, democracy and pluralism.
http://www.ifj.org/default.asp?Language=EN Its URL address related to Nepal is: http://www.ifj-asia.org/page/nepalcrisis.html |
IRIN News
IRIN is a project of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
http://www.irinnews.org/AsiaFp.asp |
Humanitarian Policy Group
The Humanitarian Policy Group at the Overseas Development Institute is one of the world's leading teams of independent researchers and information professionals working on humanitarian policy issues. HPG is dedicated to improving humanitarian policy and practice through a combination of high-quality analysis, dialogue and debate. HPG explores these themes through an integrated programme of research, networking with the Humanitarian Practice Network (HPN), and events. The Group also manages Disasters, a major peer-reviewed journal reporting on all aspects of disaster studies, policy and management.
http://www.odi.org.uk/hpg/ |
Nepal disappearances site.
http://nepal.disappearances.org/ |
SwissPeace.
SwissPeace is an action-oriented peace-research institute in the area of conflict analysis and peace building. We research the causes of wars and violent conflicts, develop tools for early recognition of tensions, and formulate conflict mitigation and peace building strategies. SwissPeace contributes to information exchange and networking on current issues of peace and security policy through its analyses and reports as well as meetings and conferences.
http://www.swisspeace.org/ |
The Danish Institute for Human Rights.
The Danish Institute for Human Rights (DIHR) is a national human rights institution in accordance with the UN Paris Principles. It became part of the Danish Centre for International Studies and Human Rights January 1, 2003.
http://www.humanrights.dk/frontpage/ |
TransAct
TransAct, the Dutch centre for gender issues in health care and the prevention of sexual violence, is the product of five former NGO's with many years of experience in women's and men's health care, and prevention of sexual violence.
http://www.transact.nl/ |
Watchlist on Children in Armed Conflict
The Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict strives to end violations against children in armed conflicts and to guarantee their rights. As a global network, the Watchlist builds partnerships among local, national and international non-governmental organizations, enhancing mutual capacities and strengths. Working together, we strategically collect and disseminate information on violations against children in conflicts in order to influence key decision-makers to create and implement programs and policies that effectively protect children.
http://www.watchlist.org/ |
UN Nepal Information Platform
This is the virtual home of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, developed to serve the information needs of the international community and people of Nepal on humanitarian and development issues
http://www.un.org.np/ |
UN Website for Children and Armed Conflict
Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children & Armed Conflict.
http://www.un.org/children/conflict/
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